The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-19


bilts and a large number of men of that class of
society who reside in New York city proper and
hitherto passed as reputable and fairly intelli-
gent persons.
THE National Music-teachers' Association
which holds its annual session in this city from
July to s, promises 10 be occasion of even
greater interest than the musical festival of last
year. There will be large attendance of the
best musical talent of the country. A we'll
trained orchestra, chorus of 700 voices, and
vocal. piano. organ and harp soloists of high re-
pute will make tie concerts notable. Papers
prepared by the foremost writers will be read at
their business meetings, and everything that is
instructive to teachers will be presented in
attractive way. Our local musicians have de-
voted much time and labor to make the enter
prise success, and the public should give them
hearty support. The concert programmes indi-
cate that great treat is in store for all lovers of
good music. Tomlinson Hall will doubtless be
crowded with audiences that will equal if not
surpass those of year ago.
THE School Board has granted permission to
the children of the pc bile schools to purchase and
use any brand of pencils they may desire. Has
the board given careful consideration to this
matterl Hitherto, and for many years, the idea
has been carefully impressed upon the minds of
pupils and parents that spelling lessons could
not DO properly written out with any pencil than
a Number 2" or exercises in arithmetic cor
rectly figured out without Letter B." or 49,"
or IS NJ" as the and the season might be.
Can it be that the teachers have been wrong all
this time, or why this change of opinions
FEW weeks ago citizen OF Boston, while
engaged in cutting coupons from his bonds,
dropped the scissors on his foot, points down.
ward. Blood poisoning set in from the wound.
and the unfortunate citizen is about TO die. As
is well known, there is nothing inherently pois-
onous about pair Of scissors. and the virus
which was communicated to the injured mans
system must, therefore, have come from the
coupons. The moral of this incident is, them:
Hire hand to cut your coupons, and have
nothing to do with the dangerous things your
SELF
NEGOTIATIONS are on foot among leading dis
tillers for the organization of monopoly to
control the manufacture of spirits in this coun-
try. The plan of organization is similar to that
of the Cottonseed Oil Trust, and the scheme
contemplates nothing less than the absolute
control OF the entire rectifying and distilling
business of the country. Perhaps, if the bust
ness is once corralled and concentrated like that,
its evils can be more easily regulated.
EMIGRATION to the United States from Eng
land and Scotland has been unusually large of
late, Including, it is said, large proportion of
skilled workmen and persons of some means.
During the last two weeks OF May twenty
steamers sailed from Liverpool, carrying Is, 900
steerage passengers.
THE people Of the country have not been dis
turbed over the rumor that an insect was de-
stroying the peach crop by eating the half grown
fruit; but when they learn that this bug is the
macrodactylus subspinosus, they will at once
realize that the is serious.